B-223977: Nov 17, 1986

A firm protested the Department of Interior's issuance of a delivery order to another firm for movable shelf filing systems. The protester contended that Interior should not have accepted the awardee's system because it lacked 12 features which the protester understood Interior required. GAO held that: (1) the protester's belief about Interior's requirements resulted from its communications with u...

B-223977: Nov 17, 1986

PROCUREMENT - SPECIAL PROCUREMENT - METHODS/CATEGORIES - FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE - PURCHASES - JUSTIFICATION - LOW PRICES DIGEST: PROTEST AGAINST ISSUANCE OF DELIVERY ORDER TO LOWER PRICED FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACTOR ON THE GROUND THAT SELECTED SYSTEM DID NOT OFFER ALL OF THE FEATURES REQUIRED BY CONTRACTING AGENCY IS DENIED WHERE SYSTEM ORDERED MEETS ALL WRITTEN SPECIFICATIONS AND RECORD I...